WWE Icon Ultimate Warrior Passes Away At 54

Talk to me about present day wrestling and I’m of no good. Talk to me about the legends of our childhood, we can shoot the breeze well into the next morning. Following one of the most controversial and legendary weekends in WWE history, the sport took another devastating blow with the sudden passing of the Ultimate Warrior.

WWE is shocked and deeply saddened to learn of the passing of one of the most iconic WWE Superstars ever, The Ultimate Warrior. Warrior began his WWE career in 1987 and quickly went on to become one of the biggest stars in WWE history. Warrior became WWE Champion at WrestleMania VI, defeating Hulk Hogan in an epic encounter. We are grateful that just days ago, Warrior had the opportunity to take his rightful place in the WWE Hall of Fame and was also able to appear at WrestleMania 30 and Monday Night Raw to address his legions of fans. WWE sends its sincere condolences to Warrior’s family, friends and fans. Warrior was 54 and is survived by his wife Dana and his two daughters.

Whoa.

To be quite honest, the Ultimate Warrior (real name Jim Hellwig) death rumor was a lot like the “B.G. overdosed” rumor in rap a few years back. It emerged every couple of months with completely unsubstantiated sources. Unfortunately, this time, the news was confirmed and one of the most unique and beloved figures in wrestling history has passed on.

Death is always a sobering topic to deal with. In Warrior’s case, however, it was his final public appearance – eerily serving as own eulogy – last night on Monday Night Raw and a quote that will forever send chills down the spines, “Every man’s heart one day beats it final beat. His lungs breathe their final breath.”

there’s the old saying that “you never wanna know how sausage is made.” every time one of these cats drops dead in their 40s or 50s you’re reminded of what goes into this sport and often what goes into these athletes.

I’m not gonna speculate already but given their history i wont be surprised by anything the autopsy turns up.

@Aaron Smarter Oh dude its not doubt. Hulk Hogan in his prime really did feel like some type of myth superhuman in the ring…alot of them dudes did. Like I knew early on (thanks to shitty older cousins) that wrestling was fake but it still felt like those dudes weren’t human. And I LOVED IT!

My favorite wrestler growing up. This was a shock to see this morning as I just watched The Wrestler again last night on IFC. Can’t help but think of the parallels between The Ram and The Ultimate Warrior.

Ultimate warrior was to wrestling, what I felt nas was to rap.
Hulk was jayz popularity etc. but the warrior was the real, the heart, the ppl, the anti establishment.
They go hand in hand. Greatest wrestle mania memories was warrior beating hogan.
He was the goat to me. I’m glad he’s gone tho cuz he didn’t seem at peace and now hopefully he is.